The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUNH4RY.
Senate.

st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad
Company; authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury to cause the removal o.
! the national quarantine station. now
located On Ship Island, in the Gulf of
Mexico, to some other island in the gulf or
| such pass in the Mississippi delta as may
be designated by board appointed for
| the purpose and appropriating $40 900 for
| the establishment OF the necessary build
ings and appliances on the new stationi to
grant right OF way through the Indian Ter
ritory to the Chicago, Fort Scott & Texas
Railroad Company; to authorize the con-
struction OF high level bridge over the
Mississippi at st. Louis.
TUESDAY, Jan. 1S.-From the committee
on finance was reported the bill to REIN
burse investors in the Freedmen's Bank.
joint resolution was adopted, providing
for the appointment OF a joint committee
OF FIVE senators and eight representatives
70 consider the e1pediency of holding III
1892, an International exhibition OF the
dusaries and productions OF allcountries.
The Senate then took up the House bill TO
declare forfeiture of the lands granted to
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Nicss-
burg Railroad Company (the "nackhons
railroad THE forfeiture to apply to the
lands east OF the Mississippi-and to con,
firm to the New Orleans & Pacific Railroad
Company (the assignee OF the other com
panyl the granted lands not forfeited.
After debate the bill was passed with some
minor amendments.
WEDNESDAY Jan. l9.-A bill authoriz-
ing the construction OF a railroad bridge
across the Mississippi River at st. Louis
was passed. On motion OF Senator Hamp-
ton, q bill was passed appropriating $780,
600 to expedite the construction OF the
Charleston ietties. Messrs. Plumb, Teller
and Walthall were appointed conference
COMMITTEES on the bill for the forfeiture OF
the backbone railroad grant and Messrs.
Allison, Plumb and German, on the army
appropriation bill. Mr.. Mitchell, OF Penn
sylvans. from the committee on pensions
reported back favorably the House bill Tor
the relief OF dependent parents and hon.
orably discharged soldiers and sailors, now
disabled and dependent on their labor for
support.
THURSDAY Jan. 20.-The Chair presented
| a message from the President vetoing bill
granting a pension to William Dickens.
The ground OF the veto is that o pension
had been already, in December, 1856, given
to the beneficiary through the pension OF
fee. mr. Malone, from the committee on
public buildings, reported bill Tor the
completion OF the monument to Mary, the
| mother OF Washington. A bill amending
the act of last session authorizing the cou-
| struction OF the Arthur Kill bridge was In
troduced and referred. Mr.. Blair gave no.
tice that. on Tuesday next, ne would ask
the Senate to take up and act upon the
Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution so as to authorize
woman suffrage The conference report on
the electoral count bill was agreed to and
after secret session the Senate ad diourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.--The presiding officer
presented a communication from the Presi-
wit lot Tor Go off
ing to the nation the sword of his father,
Capt. Reed, who commanded the privateer
Gen. Armstrong at the battle OF Fayal.
The President suggests that action be
taken for the acceptance OF the
gift. Ordered printed and laid
on the table. Mr.. Spooner was appointed
on the committee on privileges and cleo
tlons to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
death OF Gen. Logan. Mr.. Brown offered
a resolution, which was adopted, request
ing the President to communicate to the
Senate all correspondence with the gov
ernment of Mexico in regard to the seizure
and sale OF the American schooner Rebec.
ca IN the port OF Tampico; also copies OF ell
correspondence between the State Depart.
ment and the late Minister Jackson, with
Mr.. Johnsons letter to the President on
the subject OF his resignation. Mr.. Ed.
munds gave notice that he would ask the
Senate tomorrow to consider the bill re-
specting the protection OF American fisher.
men, which he had reported the other day.
Subsequently, however, the Senate agreed
to adjourn over till Monday. A motion to
reconsider the vote to adjourn over wss
defea ted-yeas, 81; nays, %.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. 1.-THE House, by vote
OF 1877 nays to 113 yeas, refused to take
up the conference report on the Interstate
commerce bill and then voted down a mo-
tion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
for the protection OF innocent purchasers
OF patented articles. MIR. Matson (lnd. J,
from the committee on invalid pensions,
called up the bill granting relief to the par
ents OF honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors, who are dependent upon their
| own labor for support. After debate the
bill was passed. Mr.. Eldridge Mich.), on
behalf OF thecommittee on pensions, moved
that the rules be suspended and the House
concur IN the Senate amendment to the
Mexican pension bill. The motion vas car
| ried. Bills introduced: Granting a pen
sion OF $50 q month to Walt Whitman
| the poet; appropriating $600,0 900 TO pro-
mote the Coiored Peoples Worlds Exhibi-
ton, to be held in Birmingham. Ala. in
September next; the appointment OF a
commission TO represent the United States
government in the Constitutional Centen-
| nial Commission.
TUESDAY, Jan. 1S-The House. after
short but animated debate, agreed TO the
joint resolution authorizing an inve5tigl.
ton OF the accounts OF the Paciii; ra,i.
roads. The intcrs tate commerce bill was
then taken no, but no actian was taken.
The post-office appropriation bill wac re
ported from tho committee.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19.-The Blair educa.
tionsl bill came up in the morning hour
but Mr.. Springer and others prevented it's
consideration by dilatory motions. This
made the members OF the labor committee
angry and when the conference report on
the Culiom bill came up they raised the
question OF consideration. The House.
however, decided by p vote OF 104 to 73 to
consider the coDiers zee report, Mr.. Crisp
giving notice that would ask for vote
on the report tom brow after the morning
hour.
THURSDAY. Jan. q The conference re-
ort on the inter-sta commerce bill was
taken Up aue debate, an agreement being
made 10 takes voteoI the matter to-mor-
row. An evening - lion was held, but no
other business was transacted.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.-Aiter the reading of the
Journal, the Speaker stated that the regu-
lar order was the vote upon the adoption
OF the conference report upon the inter-
state commerce bill. The vote wac taken,
and resulted: Yeas, 219; nays, Al. The
committee on commerce reported back
the resolution requesting the secretary
of the treasury to make inquiry of con-
tractor OF passenger cars and steamboats,
and any person he may think capable OF Civ
lug information on the subject, as to the
best methods OF constructing and heating
the same. 1t was adopted. The confer
ence report on the Indian severalty bill
was adopted. The rest OF the afternoon
was spent discussing, in committee OF the
whole, two Senate private bills: but no
action was taken. and the House took u
recess until 7:30, the evening session TO be
for the consideration Of pension bills.
SATURDAY, Jan. 22.-The Chair read a
communication from the secretary of the
treasury regarding the debts of the Pacific
railroads to the government. Representa-
tive Hammond submitted TO the House
from the judiciary committee, report on
Mr.. Dibble 8 resolution. authorizing the &C
ceptanee by the House OF the oath OF Office
made by Representative Aiken at his home
in South Carolina. After reciting the TACT
that Mr. Aiken was duly elected and re-